Democrats, worried about future of medication abortion, push to repeal Comstock Act

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Shoulda done that when you had control of both houses of Congress and the presidency....

So... within that two week timeframe?

I was thinking the 72 days they had that fillibuster-proof Senate majority during the Obama presidency.

Since the Comstock Act would have been obsolete at the time, before Roe v Wade was overturned, it should have been a formality.

...And they were busy getting ObamaCare passed, for which I am eternally grateful...

But... Democrats...

I agree they should have codified it. They had since 1973 to do it.

In the end, I think the dems miscalculated and never thought the republicans would actually kill their golden goose; abortion was a major sticking point for single-issue voters. Hindsight is 20/20.

But then they wouldn’t have anything to scare you into voting for them with

Uh, yeah they would. Republicans and their general... hatred of mankind are already a pretty good motivator. It's not like there's any leftists to compete with them either, Americans are scared of those.